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CONVOY HX 22

Convoy HX 22 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Febr. 22-1940 and arrived Liverpool on March 9 (Arnold Hague says 35 ships).
List received from Tony C., England - his source: Public Records Office. (Please note that the information may be incomplete).

Br=British, Gr=Greek, Fr=French, Pa=Panamanian flag, s=sunk, =dead

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Orduña
Liverpool
(Br)
21
Strategist *
steel - cotton
Liverpool
(Br)
31
41
Counsellor
general
Liverpool
s - 0
(Br)
51
HMS Sovereign**
61
Hoperidge *
lumber - metal
Falmouth
(Br)
71
Bradford City
wheat - lumber
London
(Br)
81
Humber Arm
steel - paper
London
(Br)
91
Lindenhall
maize
Hull
(Br)
12
Athelprincess
molasses
Liverpool
(Br)
22
Director
general
Liverpool
(Br)
32
San Ambrosio *
lub. oil
Manchester
(Br)
42
Norman Monarch
pig iron - cotton
Liverpool
(Br)
52
62
King Neptune
lumber
Devonport
(Br)
72
Chesapeake *
aviation gas
Le Havre
(Br)
82
Nyanza *
grain
Hull
(Br)
92
Darcoila
grain
Ipswich
(Br)
13
Laguna
general
Liverpool
(Br)
23
San Fernando
fuel oil
Liverpool
(Br)
33
Erodona *
benzine
Milford Haven/Swansea
(Br)
43
Nailsea Moor
grain
Avonmouth
(Br)
53 63
Chama
crude oil
Pauillac
(Br)
73
Anthea
grain
London
(Br)
83
Elona *
petrol
Southampton
(Br)
93
Gracefield
scrap-iron
River Tees
(Br)
14
Anglo Indian
grain
Leith via Downs
(Br)
24
Aspasia Nomikou
cotton
Liverpool
(Gr)
34
Newton Moore *
scrap iron
Swansea
(Br)
44
Hopestar
grain
Avonmouth
(Br)
54 64
Yang-Tsé
horses - trucks
Brest
(Fr)
74
Hanseat *
lub. oil
Rouen
(Pa)
84
James Magee *
crude oil
Le Havre
(Am / Pa?)
94
15 25 35
Athelsultan
Liverpool
(Br)
45
Shérérazade *
Le Havre
(Fr)
55 65
Carras
Le Havre
(Gr)
75
Reginolite
Le Havre
(Br)
85
Pagatsikos *
general
Le Havre
(Gr)
95

Notes:
The ships denoted * had been scheduled for the previous convoy, HX 21, but did not sail.

** Should this be HMS Royal Sovereign?

The British Counsellor struck a mine on March 8-1940 - 53 38N 03 23W. Mine laid by U 32 on March 7.

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